Thursday, February 29, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Argentina Oil Provinces Rebel Against Milei’s Austerity Plan
Microwave Energy Could Fix The Biggest Problem Facing EVs
Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures
The United States Couldn’t Stop Being Stupid if It Wanted To
For Washington, self-imposed restraint will always be a contradiction in terms.
An Opera for the Wrongfully Convicted
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Sailed Through Gaps in US Food Safety System
We’re Really Sorry About That Antisemitic Cartoon, Guys
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Aaron Bushnell’s Act of Political Despair
The US Army is breeding a new kind of Arctic warrior by 'testing the mettle of the human' in frigid, freezing Alaska, commander says
Macron says ‘nothing ruled out,’ including using Western troops, to stop Russia winning Ukraine war
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Denmark Drops Probe Into Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Sabotage
Protesting farmers spray Brussels police with liquid manure near EU’s base in a new display of power
The cuts will mainly be in already-empty posts — not actual soldiers — including in jobs related to counter-insurgency that swelled during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars but are not needed as much today.
Macy’s to close 150 stores as it bets on luxury brands
They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?
Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past
Macy’s to close historic Union Square store
The Vatican and the War in Gaza
The Increasing Attacks on Kamala Harris
White supremacy is so normalized people don’t see it, British scholar warns
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Mayor Adams won’t release 9/11 toxin reports until NYC’s liability risk determined
Latest Twitter Files shows CIA, FBI have spent years meddling in content moderation
British banker Jacob Rothschild dies aged 87
Strange Phase of Matter That Only Existed in Theory Turns Out to Be Real
The latest billionaire trend? Doomsday bunkers with a flammable moat
Roads, Copper, and Cobalt: DRC and China Strike New Mega Deal
Backgrounder: Ethnic Armies and the Myanmar Civil War
US’ Bancroft or Russia’s Wagner? Cold War Redux in Central African Republic
Senegal: Signs of Backsliding in One of Africa’s Strongest Democracies
U.S. launches probe into possible fraud by organ collection groups
Monday, February 26, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Palestinian Authority prime minister and government resign
Native American Tribes Given Power To Halt Hydropower Projects
The Y Chromosome Is Vanishing. A New Sex Gene May Be The Future of Men.
These giant, invasive spiders appear built to thrive in the U.S.
INSIDE NORTH KOREA'S FORCED-LABOR PROGRAM
Workers sent from the country to Chinese factories describe enduring beatings and sexual abuse, having their wages taken by the state, and being told that if they try to escape they will be “killed without a trace.”
Koch network says it will stop funding Nikki Haley's presidential bid
A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial recognition technology
NASA's James Webb telescope spotted a strange 13 billion-year-old galaxy that shouldn't exist
The Spy War - How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Russia
Largest single haul of meth seized at South Texas port of entry
Sunday, February 25, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
But evidence examined by The New York Times suggests Hamas used the hospital for cover, stored weapons inside it and maintained a hardened tunnel beneath the complex that was supplied with water, power and air-conditioning.
Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak
Russia's economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says
Millennials having fewer kids could be a drag on the economy for the next decade
Vice Media says ‘several hundred’ staff members will be laid off and Vice.com news site shuttered
Business Insider’s False and Defamatory Reporting Regarding Dr. Neri Oxman (Bill Ackman's wife)
Flaco, the escaped Central Park Zoo owl, dies
Tuesday, February 27
The Search for Security in the New York Subway: Promises and Missteps
Even Before His Trial, the N.R.A.’s Wayne LaPierre Was a Fraud
CBS seizes confidential files of fired reporter pursuing Hunter Biden laptop story in ‘unprecedented’ move: sources
Friday, February 23, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Pro-war Russian blogger who revealed huge Avdiivka losses dies by suicide
Noem deploying troops from South Dakota to border ‘warzone’
U.S. Court Ruling Sends Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Bonds into Collapse
US TO FUND THREE NEW POWER LINES TO AID AILING ELECTRIC GRID
Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort
400-year-old Orlando tree to be cloned, spread all around the Southeast
Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first
This husband and wife are the biggest trolls on TikTok — and it pays
This case concerns the validity of Local Law No. 11 (2022) of City of New York, which created a new class of voters eligible to vote in municipal elections consisting of individuals who are not United States citizens and who meet certain enumerated criteria. We determine that this local law was enacted in violation of the New York State Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Law, and thus, must be declared null and void.
Success! US Lander Odysseus Makes Space History With Lunar Touchdown
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
World's Most Harmful Cybercriminal Group Disrupted in 11-Nation Operation
A new computational technique pinpoints the origin of all Indo-European languages to Anatolia, in the area of modern-day Turkey, some 8,000 to 9,000 years ago.
Cocaine washes ashore near mystery shipwreck that caused huge oil spill
Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object – a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day
Light from the celestial object, which is 500tn times brighter than our sun, travelled for more than 12bn years to reach Earth
Is Raising Your Kids Without Religion Better?
Supreme Court reviews EPA plan to cut pollution that crosses state lines
As a longtime national security reporter, I’ve gone to Israel many times over the past five decades to report on issues ranging from its bombing the wrong targets to its political disputes with the White House. When it comes to digging out the truth, I’ve learned that newly retired Israeli Air Force generals are often the best place to begin. My American sources, some still on active duty, have had the highest praise for the ability and integrity of the officers running the Israeli Air Force, and they have been right. Seymour Hersh
Scientists unearth 1700-year-old egg with naturally preserved liquid: 'Never seen anything like it'
A Ukrainian TikTok Influencer Shares Her Life as a Refugee in “Following Valeria”
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam.
Portrait of Charlotte Cowles
By Charlotte Cowles, the Cut’s financial-advice columnist. Oh that byline!!
‘There are no serious safeguards’: can 23andMe be trusted with our DNA?
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
AI HIRING TOOLS ARE IGNORING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, EXPERT SAYS
Houthi Strikes Force Crew to Abandon Ship for First Time
Retraction: Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway
Stella Assange told a news conference that her husband could be on a plane to the US "within days" if he loses the appeal, with a two-day High Court hearing set to begin next Tuesday.
Global warming impact on childhood anaemia
The burden could increase threefold by 2099 in sub-Saharan Africa
Some Taliban Fighters Find Classes in Kabul
Five Ways El Nino is Wreaking Havoc on South America
NYC agencies say they have no data on 9/11 toxins — ‘preposterous,’ reply Ground Zero victims’ advocates
The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with an Mi-8 helicopter was shot to death in Spain
X says Yulia Navalnaya’s account was suspended due to ‘error’ – live
Monday, February 19, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
U.S. Women Have Become More Liberal; Men Mostly Stable
Should the US add more LNG export approvals?
Ex-CIA director Pompeo: 'We lied, we cheated, we stole'
The $2.8 Billion Hole in US Sanctions on Iran
Growing protests call on Netanyahu to bring Hamas hostages home
World First: 13-Year-Old Child Cured of a Deadly Brain Cancer
Study: Nonnative earthworms are all over North America, and it’s a problem
Iran, wary of wider war, urges its proxies to avoid provoking U.S.
Life Spreads Across Space on Tiny Invisible Particles, Study Suggests
AI May Destroy Humankind in Just Two Years, Expert Says
Sunday, February 18, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Video-Creating AI
Mark Zuckerberg explains why he wants to feed his cattle beer and macadamia nuts
Some elite colleges are rethinking SAT requirements
EWG finds little-known toxic chemical in four out of five people tested
An annual increase of 6 percent in the Seventh Federal Reserve District’s agricultural land values in 2023 helped them reach a new peak
Teslas Have a Minor Issue Where the Wheels Fly Off While Driving, Documents Show
The Trials of Alejandro Mayorkas
Climate tipping points easier to judge with math breakthrough
Son of former YouTube CEO found dead in UC Berkeley dorm
George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel, claiming he tricked him into making 'ridiculing' videos on Cameo
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